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61Islāmic world — Introduction prehistory and history of the Islamic community. Adherence to Islām is a global phenomenon: Muslims predominate in some 30 to 40 countries, from the Atlantic to the Pacific and along a belt that stretches across northern… …
62Ireland — Irelander, n. /uyeur leuhnd/, n. 1. John, 1838 1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888 1918. 2. Also called Emerald Isle. Latin, Hibernia. a large western island of the British …
63United Nations — 1. an international organization, with headquarters in New York City, formed to promote international peace, security, and cooperation under the terms of the charter signed by 51 founding countries in San Francisco in 1945. Abbr.: UN Cf. General… …
64Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… …
65African American literature — ▪ literature Introduction body of literature written by Americans of African descent. Beginning in the pre Revolutionary War period, African American writers have engaged in a creative, if often contentious, dialogue with American letters.… …
66precede — 01. The government made all kinds of impossible promises in the days [preceding] the election. 02. The administration doesn t want to give the teacher a leave of absence because it could set a [precedent] that they may not want to follow in the… …
67History of baseball in the United States — National League Baltimore Orioles, 1896 Part of the Baseball series on …
681993 Clinton health care plan — The Clinton health care plan, sometimes called HillaryCare by opponents, [cite book | last=Estrich | first=Susan | authorlink=Susan Estrich | title=The Case for Hillary Clinton | publisher=HarperCollins | year=2005 | isbn=0060839880 p. 104.]… …
69Funding of science — Through history, the systems of economic support for scientists and their work have been important determinants of the character and pace of scientific research. The ancient foundations of the sciences were driven by practical and religious… …
70Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy — (v · d · e …
